⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Tristan Thompson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:01 · CLE 96-96 MIL
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:00 · CLE 99-96 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 3:31 · CLE 107-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson turnover
Q4 3:02 · CLE 92-92 MIL
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:45 · CLE 94-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:23 · CLE 25-26 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:14 · CLE 55-59 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 4:16 · CLE 92-90 MIL
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q4 1:45 · CLE 94-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:27 · CLE 104-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
